Critical evaluation of the role of analytics for decision making in global logistics systems and services.

ASSESSMENT

Question: Critical evaluation of the role of analytics for decision making in global logistics systems and services.

Task/Assessment Brief:
Contemporary logistics systems and services across logistics businesses are globally driven big data and analytics. Critically evaluate the role of the analytics for decision making across the global logistics systems and services (e.g. warehousing, inventory management, location analysis, costing (tariffs, taxes), policies, reverse logistics and multi-modal transport).

Assessment
Your assignment will be marked out of 100 and this will contribute to 70% of your total course mark.

Referencing
You are to use the Harvard Referencing system throughout your work. Correct in-text referencing is required and a full and correct reference list is to be provided.

Wordcount(orequivalent): 2800 +/- 10% (not including reference list)

Word counts will normally include any text,tables, calculations, flow charts, figures, subtitles and citations. Reference lists and contents of appendices areexcluded from the word count. Contents of appendices are not usually considered when determiningyourfinal assessmentgrade.

In this assessment, you are required to define, describe, explain and critically evaluate/assessa number of concepts and argue or justify a position. Below is a glossary of the assessmentterms:

Define–statewhatismeant byaconcept

Describe – state the main aspects of an idea or topic, or the sequence in which a series of thingshappened.

Explain – state how things work or how they came to be the way they are, including perhaps someneedtodescribeandtoanalyse.

Analyse–breakanissuedownintoitscomponent parts, discussthemandshowhowtheyinterrelate.

Evaluate (Assess, or Critique) – consider the value and importance of something and weigh up itsdifferentaspects,citing evidenceandargumentinsupportofyourcase.

Discuss – requires analysis and evaluation of evidence, as well as weighing up arguments anddrawingconclusions.

Argue – make a case, based on appropriate evidence and logically structured for and/or against somepointofview.

Justify – express valid reasons for accepting a particular interpretation or conclusion, probablyincludingthe needto argue a case.

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